BREAKING NEWS: The Denver Nuggets have told 2013 NBA Coach of the Year George Karl that they’re not bringing him back for the final year of his contract. Karl and the Grizzlies are already talking. Ironically, Lionel Hollins is being mentioned as a candidate for the Nuggets job.
Part of my responsibility as a blogger during Tube Top Month is to make my readers aware of tube topportunities, opportunities to wear tube tops. One such tube topportunity happens tonight, at the weekly rooftop party atop the Peabody Hotel. Seeing Red will be the featured entertainment, and the buffet will have mini pizzas and an antipasto platter. The drink special will be a Svedka orange cream pop for $4. If you’re in VIP, the buffet there will have lasagna al forno, meatballs in marinara, an antipasto platter, and garlic bread. The VIP Budweiser tasting this week will feature New Belgium products.
Another tube topportunity will happen July 4, also atop a hotel roof, in this case the Madison. Twilight Sky Terrace will host a fireworks-watching party from 7 to 10 PM. $35 ticket gets you a BBQ plate plus one alcoholic beverage. 21 and up only, reservations required. Call 901-333-1243 to make a reservation, or visit the website for more information. July 4 is the final day of Tube Top Month and this would be a great way to celebrate.
In other news: Bass Pro’s opening date has been pushed back. *Sigh* The new store is now set to open in the Pyramid at the end of 2014. Previously, the opening date had been planned for this fall.
Mud Island may get a dog park soon. The money for it is said to already be in the budget.
Sports writers are reporting that it’s likely FedExForum will host the AAC tournament in 2014. The American Athletic Conference is the successor to the Big East and is the Memphis Tigers’ new league. A rabid basketball market and an NBA arena makes FedExForum an excellent choice to host the tournament.
Yo Gotti & Friends play the Orpheum tonight, 8 PM.
Congratulations to my friend Christopher “Skippy” Blank, new news director at WKNO-FM 91.1.
From The Consumerist blog: Mommy, this orange juice tastes funny – because it’s a mimosa
I will probably start at the Goose tonight like I usually do on Thursday, with a possible venue change to Bear or Saucer if it gets super crowded pre-Yo Gotti. PBR is only a few hours away and I am ready.